THE SOCIETY shall be known as Kingston Local History Society or KLHS,
and shall subscribe to the Kingsbridge History Society and seek to
link up with other local History Groups.

THE AIMS OF THE SOCIETY

o To research the History of the Village of Kingston and its environs.

o Encourage Society members and the local community to carry out
their own research into their historic past.

o To preserve, store and have public access to Archive material in
a safe, secure place in the Village.

o To welcome contributions from anyone who has documents, photographs,
memories or information to add to the Archive collection.

o To involve the local community in activities in order to learn
more about their local Heritage.

o To organise regular meetings with speakers on topics of local interest,
occasional visits to places of historic interest and local field walks
in the area.

o To involve local residents in recording their memories of people,
places and events, both orally and through the written word.

o To contribute to local journals, set up exhibitions and keep publications
under review.

o To create a Web site for the Society.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY shall be open to anyone who supports the
aims of the Society.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS shall be held normally during the autumn.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS shall be proposed by the Treasurer and agreed
at each Annual General Meeting. Nonmembers shall be welcome to attend
Society events at a fee proposed by the Treasurer and agreed at a
Committee Meeting.

THE COMMITTEE shall meet at least twice between each AGM and shall
comprise of President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Archivist and
co-opted members. A quorum shall consist of any three of the following
- President, Chairman, Secretary &/or Treasurer & Archivist. Co-opted
members shall have equal voting rights to committee members. The Committee
members shall be elected for a period of three years and shall stand
for re-election at the appropriate Annual General Meeting.

THE MEETING PLACE for the Kingston Local History Society shall be
Kingston Reading Room for open meetings, for which an agreed fee shall
be paid, and at members' private homes for committee meetings.

ALL MONIES received in excess of £30 shall be paid by the Treasurer
into an appropriate Bank or Building Society Account, withdrawals
from which shall require the signatures of at least two of the Officers
of the Society who are already signatories. Amounts below this sum
shall be receipted and recorded in the accounts, but may be added
to a Petty Cash Account operated by the Treasurer. If, from time to
time, there should be a substantial amount in the accounts that is
not immediately required by the Society, a donation may be made to
a local cause, if agreed by a 2/3 majority of the membership.

THE SOCIETY reserves the right to promote further activities as it
sees fit and disclaims responsibility for any personal injury to persons
attending organized events, however caused.

AMENDMENTS to this Constitution may only be made at an Annual General
Meeting by 2/3 of attending members.

THIS CONSTITUTION, dated October 2007, supersedes any previous Constitution
that may be in existence.